This Morning: Expert discusses the health benefits of walking We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Best known for the films Innerspace (1987) and The Day After […]

New research offers yet another reason why Americans should cut back on their soda consumption: Drinking too many sugary beverages may increase the risk of death from cancer. “Unfortunately, Americans exceed recommended limits on sugar consumption by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, and sugar-sweetened beverages are known risk factors for weight gain, being overweight and obesity,” explained lead study author Marjorie […]

Among several lifestyle changes that may reduce cardiovascular disease, adopting the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet may have the greatest impact for young and middle-aged adults with stage 1 hypertension, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022, held Sept. 7-10, 2022, in San Diego. The meeting is the premier scientific exchange […]

Record number of nurses are quitting NHS: Unions warn thousands of staff are leaving for better-paid pub and restaurant jobs Over 40,000 nurses left the NHS this year, 9% of the total workforce, data shows The cost-of-living-crisis and pay cuts are driving staff to seek better jobs in retail Some hospital bosses are now opening internal food banks as staff skip […]

Early detection remains key to successfully treating many cancers, and early detection via cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in the bloodstream — the so-called “liquid biopsy” — has become a research focal point. But using this method to detect cancer at its early stages has been challenging due to low tumor concentrations in DNA blood fragments and the genetic diversity of […]

Research with psychedelic drugs has made a dramatic comeback amid a heady mix of softening societal attitudes, the lure of commercial opportunity, misgivings about the “war on drugs,” and the desire to develop new ways to treat mental health conditions. So you might have read in the media that there’s a new study which shows that ketamine can banish depression, […]

Booster vaccine chaos begins (again!): Last-minute scramble to find army of volunteers to deliver jabs as pharmacists complain they ‘don’t have enough supply’ on day autumn roll-out kicks off Health chiefs in England ‘urgently’ looking for volunteers to dish out boosters Pharmacists say they don’t have enough doses for the campaign ahead GPs warned training medics on administering the new […]

A global report released today highlights massive global failures in the response to COVID-19. The report, which was convened by The Lancet journal and to which we contributed, highlights widespread global failures of prevention and basic public health. This resulted in an estimated 17.7 million excess deaths due to COVID-19 (including those not reported) to September 15. The report also […]

When our eyes move during REM sleep, we’re gazing at things in the dream world our brains have created, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The findings shed light not only into how we dream, but also into how our imaginations work. REM sleep—named for the rapid eye movements associated with it—has been known since […]

All day long, your brain cells are sending and receiving messages through electrical and chemical signals. These messages help you do things like move your muscles and use your senses — as you taste your food, feel the heat coming off a stove, or read the words on this page. If we could better understand how those messages are sent […]